A USGS water-quality sampling crew sets up to collect a groundwater sample from a public-supply well in South St. Paul, Minnesota, as part of the USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Project.
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Sampling a public-supply well in South St. Paul, Minnesota
A USGS water-quality sampling crew sets up to collect a groundwater sample from a public-supply well in South St. Paul, Minnesota, as part of the USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Project.
What elements are required by animals and plants for survival?
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How can I find the scientific names of plants and animals?
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Pharmaceuticals in the Nation's Water
The Senate is holding a hearing on pharmaceuticals in water, and the USGS is supplying information. Herb Buxton, USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program Coordinator, fills us in on related research and findings.
The Senate is holding a hearing on pharmaceuticals in water, and the USGS is supplying information. Herb Buxton, USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program Coordinator, fills us in on related research and findings.
Forecasting Earthquakes in California
A 99 percent chance of a magnitude-7 earthquake? That's the 30-year outlook for California, according to a new USGS State-wide earthquake forecast. Learn more in this interview with USGS geophysicist Tom Parsons.
A 99 percent chance of a magnitude-7 earthquake? That's the 30-year outlook for California, according to a new USGS State-wide earthquake forecast. Learn more in this interview with USGS geophysicist Tom Parsons.
Freshwater tidal marshes of the Columbia River estuary, Oregon
Freshwater tidal marsh of the Columbia River estuary, Cathlamet Bay in foreground, uplifted coastal ranges of the Cascadia forearc of Washington in background.
Freshwater tidal marsh of the Columbia River estuary, Cathlamet Bay in foreground, uplifted coastal ranges of the Cascadia forearc of Washington in background.
How can I find survey benchmark information?
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How can I find USGS natural hazards information?
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3 to 4.3 Billion Barrels of Oil in North Dakota and Montana
The USGS has determined that the Bakken Formation, in North Dakota and Montana, has 25 times more technically recoverable oil than was estimated in the USGS's 1995 assessment. We sit down with USGS scientists Brenda Pierce and Rich Pollastro to learn more.
The USGS has determined that the Bakken Formation, in North Dakota and Montana, has 25 times more technically recoverable oil than was estimated in the USGS's 1995 assessment. We sit down with USGS scientists Brenda Pierce and Rich Pollastro to learn more.
Dr. David S. Blehert working in a laboratory
Dr. David S. Blehert working in a laboratory
Dr. David S. Blehert working in a laboratory
Female and two cubs polar bears on the sea ice
Female and two young-of-the-year cubs polar bears on the sea ice
Female and two young-of-the-year cubs polar bears on the sea ice
Scientist Working in Lab
Dr. David Blehert working in his laboratory at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
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Dr. David Blehert working in his laboratory at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
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Scientist Working in Lab
Dr. David Blehert working in his laboratory at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
Dr. David Blehert working in his laboratory at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
Trade winds blow gas plume from Halema‘uma‘u to SW, Kīlauea
Gas plume rising from the new Overlook Vent in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i. Trade winds blow the plume to the southwest.
Gas plume rising from the new Overlook Vent in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i. Trade winds blow the plume to the southwest.
Where is the largest active volcano in the world?
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Bridge over the Red River
Bridge over the Red River of the North at Oslo, Minnesota.
Bridge over the Red River of the North at Oslo, Minnesota.
What is the difference between lake and pond; mountain and hill; or river and creek?
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Volcanic-gas plume rises from Halema‘uma‘u, Kīlauea
A plume of volcanic gases (chiefly water vapor, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide), tiny lava and rock particles, and droplets drifts southwest in the tradewinds from Halema‘uma‘u Crater.
A plume of volcanic gases (chiefly water vapor, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide), tiny lava and rock particles, and droplets drifts southwest in the tradewinds from Halema‘uma‘u Crater.
What's the difference between a rock and a mineral?
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I need a zip code map of the United States. Is one included in the National Atlas?
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Littoral explosions at Waikupanaha entry
Movie of the littoral explosions at Waikupanaha
Movie of the littoral explosions at Waikupanaha